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DKVP I/O examples

DKVP I/O in Python

Here are the I/O routines:

#!/usr/bin/env python

# ================================================================
# Example of DKVP I/O using Python.
#
# Key point: Use Miller for what it's good at; pass data into/out of tools in
# other languages to do what they're good at.
#
#   bash$ python -i dkvp_io.py
#
#   # READ
#   >>> map = dkvpline2map('x=1,y=2', '=', ',')
#   >>> map
#   OrderedDict([('x', '1'), ('y', '2')])
#
#   # MODIFY
#   >>> map['z'] = map['x'] + map['y']
#   >>> map
#   OrderedDict([('x', '1'), ('y', '2'), ('z', 3)])
#
#   # WRITE
#   >>> line = map2dkvpline(map, '=', ',')
#   >>> line
#   'x=1,y=2,z=3'
#
# ================================================================

import re
import collections

# ----------------------------------------------------------------
# ips and ifs (input pair separator and input field separator) are nominally '=' and ','.
def dkvpline2map(line, ips, ifs):
    pairs = re.split(ifs, line)
    map = collections.OrderedDict()
    for pair in pairs:
        key, value = re.split(ips, pair, 1)

        # Type inference:
        try:
            value = int(value)
        except:
            try:
                value = float(value)
            except:
                pass

        map[key] = value
    return map

# ----------------------------------------------------------------
# ops and ofs (output pair separator and output field separator) are nominally '=' and ','.
def map2dkvpline(map , ops, ofs):
    pairs = []
    for key in map:
        pairs.append(str(key) + ops + str(map[key]))
    return str.join(ofs, pairs)

And here is an example using them:

cat polyglot-dkvp-io/example.py
#!/usr/bin/env python

import sys
import re
import copy
import dkvp_io

while True:
    # Read the original record:
    line = sys.stdin.readline().strip()
    if line == '':
        break
    map = dkvp_io.dkvpline2map(line, '=', ',')

    # Drop a field:
    map.pop('x')

    # Compute some new fields:
    map['ab'] = map['a'] + map['b']
    map['iy'] = map['i'] + map['y']

    # Add new fields which show type of each already-existing field:
    omap = copy.copy(map) # since otherwise the for-loop will modify what it loops over
    keys = omap.keys()
    for key in keys:
        # Convert "" to just "int", etc.:
        type_string = str(map[key].__class__)
        type_string = re.sub("", "", type_string)
        map['t'+key] = type_string

    # Write the modified record:
    print(dkvp_io.map2dkvpline(map, '=', ','))

Run as-is:

python polyglot-dkvp-io/example.py < data/small
a=pan,b=pan,i=1,y=0.726802,ab=panpan,iy=1.726802,ta=str,tb=str,ti=int,ty=float,tab=str,tiy=float
a=eks,b=pan,i=2,y=0.522151,ab=ekspan,iy=2.522151,ta=str,tb=str,ti=int,ty=float,tab=str,tiy=float
a=wye,b=wye,i=3,y=0.338318,ab=wyewye,iy=3.338318,ta=str,tb=str,ti=int,ty=float,tab=str,tiy=float
a=eks,b=wye,i=4,y=0.134188,ab=ekswye,iy=4.134188,ta=str,tb=str,ti=int,ty=float,tab=str,tiy=float
a=wye,b=pan,i=5,y=0.863624,ab=wyepan,iy=5.863624,ta=str,tb=str,ti=int,ty=float,tab=str,tiy=float

Run as-is, then pipe to Miller for pretty-printing:

python polyglot-dkvp-io/example.py < data/small | mlr --opprint cat
a   b   i y        ab     iy       ta  tb  ti  ty    tab tiy
pan pan 1 0.726802 panpan 1.726802 str str int float str float
eks pan 2 0.522151 ekspan 2.522151 str str int float str float
wye wye 3 0.338318 wyewye 3.338318 str str int float str float
eks wye 4 0.134188 ekswye 4.134188 str str int float str float
wye pan 5 0.863624 wyepan 5.863624 str str int float str float

DKVP I/O in Ruby

Here are the I/O routines:

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

# ================================================================
# Example of DKVP I/O using Ruby.
#
# Key point: Use Miller for what it's good at; pass data into/out of tools in
# other languages to do what they're good at.
#
#   bash$ irb -I. -r dkvp_io.rb
#
#   # READ
#   irb(main):001:0> map = dkvpline2map('x=1,y=2', '=', ',')
#   => {"x"=>"1", "y"=>"2"}
#
#   # MODIFY
#   irb(main):001:0> map['z'] = map['x'] + map['y']
#   => 3
#
#   # WRITE
#   irb(main):002:0> line = map2dkvpline(map, '=', ',')
#   => "x=1,y=2,z=3"
#
# ================================================================

# ----------------------------------------------------------------
# ips and ifs (input pair separator and input field separator) are nominally '=' and ','.
def dkvpline2map(line, ips, ifs)
  map = {}
  line.split(ifs).each do |pair|
    (k, v) = pair.split(ips, 2)

    # Type inference:
    begin
      v = Integer(v)
    rescue ArgumentError
      begin
        v = Float(v)
      rescue ArgumentError
        # Leave as string
      end
    end

    map[k] = v
  end
  map
end

# ----------------------------------------------------------------
# ops and ofs (output pair separator and output field separator) are nominally '=' and ','.
def map2dkvpline(map, ops, ofs)
  map.collect{|k,v| k.to_s + ops + v.to_s}.join(ofs)
end

And here is an example using them:

cat polyglot-dkvp-io/example.rb
#!/usr/bin/env ruby

require 'dkvp_io'

ARGF.each do |line|
  # Read the original record:
  map = dkvpline2map(line.chomp, '=', ',')

  # Drop a field:
  map.delete('x')

  # Compute some new fields:
  map['ab'] = map['a'] + map['b']
  map['iy'] = map['i'] + map['y']

  # Add new fields which show type of each already-existing field:
  keys = map.keys
  keys.each do |key|
    map['t'+key] = map[key].class
  end

  # Write the modified record:
  puts map2dkvpline(map, '=', ',')
end

Run as-is:

ruby -I./polyglot-dkvp-io polyglot-dkvp-io/example.rb data/small
a=pan,b=pan,i=1,y=0.726802,ab=panpan,iy=1.726802,ta=String,tb=String,ti=Integer,ty=Float,tab=String,tiy=Float
a=eks,b=pan,i=2,y=0.522151,ab=ekspan,iy=2.522151,ta=String,tb=String,ti=Integer,ty=Float,tab=String,tiy=Float
a=wye,b=wye,i=3,y=0.338318,ab=wyewye,iy=3.338318,ta=String,tb=String,ti=Integer,ty=Float,tab=String,tiy=Float
a=eks,b=wye,i=4,y=0.134188,ab=ekswye,iy=4.134188,ta=String,tb=String,ti=Integer,ty=Float,tab=String,tiy=Float
a=wye,b=pan,i=5,y=0.863624,ab=wyepan,iy=5.863624,ta=String,tb=String,ti=Integer,ty=Float,tab=String,tiy=Float

Run as-is, then pipe to Miller for pretty-printing:

ruby -I./polyglot-dkvp-io polyglot-dkvp-io/example.rb data/small | mlr --opprint cat
a   b   i y        ab     iy       ta     tb     ti      ty    tab    tiy
pan pan 1 0.726802 panpan 1.726802 String String Integer Float String Float
eks pan 2 0.522151 ekspan 2.522151 String String Integer Float String Float
wye wye 3 0.338318 wyewye 3.338318 String String Integer Float String Float
eks wye 4 0.134188 ekswye 4.134188 String String Integer Float String Float
wye pan 5 0.863624 wyepan 5.863624 String String Integer Float String Float
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